diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 009f88c..b09b079 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -3659,6 +3659,7 @@
   mksquashfs \
   mksquashfsimage.sh \
   mkuserimg_mke2fs \
+  ota_from_target_files \
   sefcontext_compile \
   sgdisk \
   shflags \
@@ -4323,13 +4324,13 @@
 # $(2): additional args
 define build-ota-package-target
 PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$$PATH \
-    build/make/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files \
-    --verbose \
-    --extracted_input_target_files $(patsubst %.zip,%,$(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE)) \
-    --path $(HOST_OUT) \
-    $(if $(OEM_OTA_CONFIG), --oem_settings $(OEM_OTA_CONFIG)) \
-    $(2) \
-    $(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE) $(1)
+    $(OTA_FROM_TARGET_FILES) \
+        --verbose \
+        --extracted_input_target_files $(patsubst %.zip,%,$(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE)) \
+        --path $(HOST_OUT) \
+        $(if $(OEM_OTA_CONFIG), --oem_settings $(OEM_OTA_CONFIG)) \
+        $(2) \
+        $(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE) $(1)
 endef
 
 name := $(TARGET_PRODUCT)
@@ -4339,21 +4340,11 @@
 name := $(name)-ota-$(FILE_NAME_TAG)
 
 INTERNAL_OTA_PACKAGE_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(name).zip
-
 INTERNAL_OTA_METADATA := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/ota_metadata
 
 $(INTERNAL_OTA_PACKAGE_TARGET): KEY_CERT_PAIR := $(DEFAULT_KEY_CERT_PAIR)
-
-ifeq ($(AB_OTA_UPDATER),true)
-$(INTERNAL_OTA_PACKAGE_TARGET): $(BRILLO_UPDATE_PAYLOAD)
-else
-$(INTERNAL_OTA_PACKAGE_TARGET): $(BROTLI)
-endif
-
 $(INTERNAL_OTA_PACKAGE_TARGET): .KATI_IMPLICIT_OUTPUTS := $(INTERNAL_OTA_METADATA)
-
-$(INTERNAL_OTA_PACKAGE_TARGET): $(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE) \
-	    build/make/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files
+$(INTERNAL_OTA_PACKAGE_TARGET): $(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE) $(OTA_FROM_TARGET_FILES)
 	@echo "Package OTA: $@"
 	$(call build-ota-package-target,$@,-k $(KEY_CERT_PAIR) --output_metadata_path $(INTERNAL_OTA_METADATA))
 
@@ -4368,17 +4359,10 @@
 name := $(name)-ota-retrofit-$(FILE_NAME_TAG)
 
 INTERNAL_OTA_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS_PACKAGE_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(name).zip
-
 $(INTERNAL_OTA_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS_PACKAGE_TARGET): KEY_CERT_PAIR := $(DEFAULT_KEY_CERT_PAIR)
-
-ifeq ($(AB_OTA_UPDATER),true)
-$(INTERNAL_OTA_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS_PACKAGE_TARGET): $(BRILLO_UPDATE_PAYLOAD)
-else
-$(INTERNAL_OTA_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS_PACKAGE_TARGET): $(BROTLI)
-endif
-
-$(INTERNAL_OTA_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS_PACKAGE_TARGET): $(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE) \
-	    build/make/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files
+$(INTERNAL_OTA_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS_PACKAGE_TARGET): \
+    $(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE) \
+    $(OTA_FROM_TARGET_FILES)
 	@echo "Package OTA (retrofit dynamic partitions): $@"
 	$(call build-ota-package-target,$@,-k $(KEY_CERT_PAIR) --retrofit_dynamic_partitions)
 
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index f8c2f97..3f68bbf 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@
 LPMAKE := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/lpmake$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 BUILD_IMAGE := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/build_image$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 BUILD_SUPER_IMAGE := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/build_super_image$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+OTA_FROM_TARGET_FILES := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/ota_from_target_files$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 
 PROGUARD_HOME := external/proguard
 PROGUARD := $(PROGUARD_HOME)/bin/proguard.sh
@@ -623,7 +624,6 @@
 FUTILITY := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/futility-host
 VBOOT_SIGNER := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/vboot_signer
 FEC := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/fec
-BRILLO_UPDATE_PAYLOAD := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/brillo_update_payload
 
 DEXDUMP := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/dexdump$(BUILD_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 PROFMAN := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/profman
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/Android.bp b/tools/releasetools/Android.bp
index e5520ff..be1444c 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/Android.bp
+++ b/tools/releasetools/Android.bp
@@ -119,6 +119,22 @@
     ],
 }
 
+python_binary_host {
+    name: "ota_from_target_files",
+    defaults: ["releasetools_binary_defaults"],
+    srcs: [
+        "edify_generator.py",
+        "ota_from_target_files.py",
+    ],
+    libs: [
+        "releasetools_common",
+        "releasetools_verity_utils",
+    ],
+    required: [
+        "brillo_update_payload",
+    ],
+}
+
 python_defaults {
     name: "releasetools_test_defaults",
     srcs: [